Composition top sole



Nov. 12, 1940. Y GILOWITZ 2,221,675

COMPOSITION TOP SOLE Filed Dec. 2, 1939 7W WW.

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FUNITED STATES PATENT". OFFICE.

COMPOSITION TOP SOLE Benjamin Gilowitz, Bronx, N. Y., assignor ofonefourth to. Albert Friedberg, Bronx, N. Y., and twelve and one-halfper cent to Horatio D. Minter and twelve and one-half per cent to RobertJ. Guilfoyle Application December 2, 1939, Serial No. 307.328 2 Claims.(01. 36-32) The invention relates to composition top soles of thegeneral type usuallycemented to worn shoe soles. Y 1

One object of the invention is to provide a novel composition solehaving a forwardly thickened tip to compensate for wear at the tip of aworn shoe sole.

Another object is to provide a composition sole having a channel nearits edge which facilitates cutting edge portions from the sole to leaveonly thin, preferably beveled edgesthereon, for disposition in inwardlyspaced relation with the edge of the worn shoe 'sole, giving a betterappearance than if the top sole extended entirely to the edge of the oldsole.

Yet another object is to make novel provision for securing the tipportion of the top sole to the old sole with unusual tenacity.

With the foregoing in view';'=the invention resides in the novel subjectmatterhereinafterdescribed and claimed, description being accomplishedby reference to the accompanying drawdisposed at such a height as toleave. only very thin edges on the top sole after the edge portions I 6'are cut therefrom.- Preferably the channel sides I! are outwardly.inclined to leave beveled or feather edges upon the top sole, mergingthe latter well into the-edge portions of the old sole.

tool used in cuttingtheedge portion I6 from the sole I0.- It ispreferable also that the edge portions I6 be outwardly beveled orfeathered, .not only to economize in material, but to permit the entiresole I 0 to be applied to a shoe if desired, without cutting the edgeportions I6 from themajor portion of said sole I0. Moreover, it is'f-xdesirable to have the edge of the tip I3 and the longitudinal edgesof the portions I6c0ntinuous Figure 1 is a bottom plan view showing one;form of construction.

Figures 2 and 3 are sectional views on lines 2-2 and 3-3 of Fig. 1. 1

Figure 4 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but showing the top sole with theedge portions out off.

Figure 5 is a partial bottom plan showing a different construction.

Figure 6 is a dissembled perspective the form shown in Fig. 5.

Figure 7 is a diagram showing the un-cured blanks which may be used inmanufacturing the top sole.

In Figs. 1 to 4, a composition sole Ill is shown suitably designed at IIand I2 for anti-slipping purposes, said sole having a forwardlythickened tip I3 which is preferably of harder material than the rest ofthe sole, providing for greater durability where a large part of thewear is concentrated. The tip portion I3 is adapted to compensate forwear at the'tip of an old or worn. shoe sole, and while it is intendedthat the entire top sole be cemented to the 01d sole, it is Preferableto provide said tip portion with small openings or indentations I4 tofacilitate driving of small nails or screws to additionally secure thetip to the shoe. 1 a

The lower side of the top sole I0 is provided near its longitudinaledges with shallow channels I5, letving longitudinal cage portions I6 tobe cut off either before or after applying the sole to the shoe. Theupper side I! of each channel I5 is the triangular tip portion I3 withthe major portion of the top sole, the lower side of the latter isprovided with rearwardly converging grooves I 2*, and a similar grooveI2 is formed iii-the front portion of the tip portion I 3 A tipprotecting and securingmember I9 is provided with a rearwardlyprojecting portion 20 received in the groove I2", and with rearwardlyconverging portions 2| received in the grooves I2 all of said portionshaving small openings 22 through which to drive attaching nails orscrews to securely attach the top sole to the shoe. The member I9 isprovided with an arcuate rim 23 which extends upwardly from the top soleEO to engage the edge of the old shoe sole at the tip of the latter, andthe upper edge of said rim 23 may well be provided with inwardlyprojecting lugs 24 to lie upon the usual projecting sole edge or welt.Small openings 25 are preferably formed in the lugs 24 to receive minuteattaching tacks or nails. The member, l9 may of course be formed frommetal or any other desired material.

In Fig. 7, I have illustrated a blank of composition sole-formingmaterial at 26, said blank beview of front end. I have also illustrateda substantially triangular blank 21 which may be formed of the the rearend of 21 being receivable in 26 The two pieces are then placed inamould and cured so that they become one unitary piece, providwitheachother, whether the portions I6 are to ing formed with a V-shaped notch26 in its The outer sides l8 of the channels I5 are preferably verticalor abrupt to'guidethe knife or other very similar to the sole I0. At thejuncture of same composition or other preferred composition,-

ing a top sole such as l0 or ill and a tip such as l3 or l3. Thecompositions from which 26 and 21 are formed, or the composition fromwhich they both may be formed, are preferably such that the tip 21 willbe harder and more wearresisting than the top sole, in the completedarticle, placing the wear-resisting part where the most wear comes andthe flexibility where yielding is necessary. The relatively tough tipalso permits use of one or more nails or screws in securing it to theold sole.

From the foregoing taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, itwill be seen that novel and advantageous provision has been made forcarrying out the objects of the invention. While preferred details havebeen illustrated, attention is invited to the possibility of makingvariations within the scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim:

1. A composition top sole having a forwardly thickened tip to compensatefor wear on the tip of a worn shoe sole, the greatest thickness of saidforwardly thickened tip being at the front extremity of the top sole,the bottom of said top sole having channels spaced inwardly from-itslongitudinal edges and extending from the rear end or shank of said topsole to said forwardly thickened tip, leaving longitudinal edge portionsto be cut oil to space the major portion of the to sole inwardly fromthe edges or a worn shoe sole, the rear ends of the edge of saidforwardly thickened tip being spaced outwardly from said channels toextend flush with the edge of a worn sole tip when said longitudinal.edge portions have been out off and said major portion is inwardlyspaced from the longitudinal edges of the worn sole, the upper sides ofsaid channels being inclined outwardly to leave beveled edges on the topsole when the aforesaid longitudinal edge portions are cut off, theouter walls of said channels being abrupt to guide the knife or othertool used in cutting ofi said edge portions.

2.v A composition top sole having a channel in its bottom spacedinwardly from its edges, leaving edge portions to be out 01! to spacethe top sole inwardly from the edge of the old shoe sole, the upper sideof said channel being outwardly inclined throughout its width to leavebeveled edges on the top sole when the aforesaid edge portions are cutofi, the outer wall of said channel being abrupt and substantiallyperpendicular to the botton of the top sole to guide the knife or othertool used in cutting oil? said edge portions.

BENJAMIN GILOWI'IZ.

